-mere
-mere
[Greek {not transcribed} part.]
A combining form meaning part, portion; as, blastomere, epimere.
Mere (mēr) , noun
[Written also mar.]
A pool or lake. — Drayton
Mere , noun
[Written also meer and mear.]
A boundary. — Bacon
Mere (mēr) , transitive verb
To divide, limit, or bound. [Obsolete]
Which meared her rule with Africa.
Mere , noun
A mare. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
Mere (mēr) , adjective
[Latin merus.]
1.
Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified.
Then entered they the mere, main sea.
The sorrows of this world would be mere and unmixed.
2.
Only this, and nothing else; such, and no more; simple; bare; as, a mere boy; a mere form.
From mere success nothing can be concluded in favor of any nation.